Recognition is the club-oriented alias of Warsaw based Jacek Sienkiewicz, one of the pioneers of Polish underground electronic dance music.

Combining classic sounds and inspirations with cutting-edge machinery, hypnotic beat science with otherworldly melodies, this is the sound of techno music rooted in past, looking into future, happening here and now.

Jacek was born in 1976, and by the age of 18 was DJing around Warsaw with a handful of Chicago and Detroit records. 1996 saw his live debut, and 3 years later the “Recognition” Album was released, giving name to Jacek’s own record label.

After the first few 12“s, Jacek spent time in Berlin, which resulted in a string of EPs for German labels like Klang Elektronik or Trapez.

Introduced by Sven Vath, Jacek soon became part of the Cocoon family, which led to 4 albums released between 2002 and 2011.

His primary focus is on Recognition – thirty 12“s were released to date, mostly his own productions, occasionally by fellow musicians Etiop and Giro Arana.

Jacek also collaborated with like-minded musicians, including Pier Bucci and Marcin Oz (Highfish), and remixed numerous artists like Kotai, Sutekh, Jeff Samuel, Sven Vath and Frank Lorber.

He performs live only, and over the last decade appeared at big dance festivals like Fuse, Awakenings, I Love Techno, Nature One and SMS.

Art events (Transmediale, Mutek, TodaysArt), open-air raves and intimate club nights are equally important for the Warsaw producer, always resulting in unique performances.